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Bulls swim away with double victories

On Friday afternoon, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams both came away with victories in their first dual meet of the season against Duquesne University.The men's swimming and diving team (1-0) defeated the visiting Dukes men's team (0-1) by a score of 129-107.


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Creative syndromes

This October at the Center for the Arts, students can experience "Stockholm Syndrome" without ever being diagnosed.


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Working your wardrobe

"Business casual" may seem like a walking contradiction, but in reality it's quickly becoming one of the most common dress codes for the working class.


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Stopping the violence

Captivating, disturbing, informative and upsetting, the new documentary Lessons from Homicides: The Buffalo Story invokes a wide range of emotions and reactions.


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Poor goon

A few weeks ago, UB alum and former Spectrum assistant sports editor Corey "Goon" Griffin traveled to the Queen City for a Jets loss.


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The Battle for the I-90 Trophy

Frank Sinatra once said, "Orange is the happiest color." On Saturday, when the Bulls take on the Orange of Syracuse, Buffalo hopes to change Sinatra's saying, at least for one day.Is it finally time for Syracuse (1-6) to be knocked from the title as New York's College Team?Coming into this weekend's game with the Orange, Buffalo (3-4, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) has been on a roll.


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Virtual utopia

Mario, Master Chief, Sonic and company dealt out musical justice alongside members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Sunday night as they presented Video Games Live!


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UB recruits well-known scientist to develop electronics of the future

Gottfried Strasser, a well-known Austrian researcher, joined the UB faculty six weeks ago to take advantage of a $750,000 grant from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR).A professor of physics and electrical engineering, Strasser developed a reputation as a world-class researcher while he was an associate professor at the Solid State Electronics Institute at the Technical University of Vienna, Austria."Famous Austrians include Mozart and Arnold Schwarzenegger," he said.


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Caribbean fever at UB

The excitement and vivid colors of the Caribbean Student Association (CSA) carnival attracted students to 145 Student Union this past Tuesday.The event served as a representation of what Caribbean life is like, featuring artistic masks, domestic flags, music and food from the different islands in the Caribbean."This event is a reenactment.


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Schedule

M. SwimmingITA RegionalsThursday: at Princeton, NJ, All WeekendW. TennisITA RegionalsThursday: at Princeton, NJ, All WeekendM.


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Honors College Hype

Several times now I have heard the rallying, triumphant boast that UB's Honors Program (now Honors College) provides its member students with "an Ivy League education at a public institution." While the Honors College is certainly a worthwhile component of UB's academic environment, this appraisal is unjustified.The quality of one's education arises from the quality of the faculty, facilities, and classmates.


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Colbert Nation

Late night television is the only way to announce a campaign and be taken seriously; it worked for Arnold Schwarzenegger on Letterman.


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"To the Editor,"

In my opinion, the potential lawsuit concerning the Virginia Tech shootings has merit. This potential lawsuit was described in an October 15, 2007 editorial in The Spectrum.


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What's my age again?

"They" say that you learn from your experiences and that experience comes with age. Considering my robust age, I feel that I have learned some rather valuable things in life so far.


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Center of Attention

Jamey Richard doesn't show up in the box scores, but he's the key to an offense responsible for putting up some of the best numbers in Buffalo history since becoming a Division 1-A program.


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